Become a Fellow

By becoming a Fellow of the Faculty of Paediatrics, you can promote and develop the specialty in Ireland by:

• acting in an advisory capacity to Government and statutory bodies
• acting as a vital source of information for media, the general public and other medical professionals
• developing and delivering postgraduate training programmes
• setting and standards in the MRCPI in Paediatrics
• developing and delivering Professional Competence Schemes

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How to Apply for Fellowship

To become a Fellow of the Faculty of Paediatrics you must:

• Hold a Certificate of Satisfactory Completion of Specialist Training in Paediatrics or have practised in the specialty of Paediatrics for more than five years (not including the time spent in Basic Specialist Training)
• Be in a full-time consultant post (or equivalent) in a paediatric specialty
• Be registered on the Specialist Division of the Medical Council of Ireland in a paediatric specialty or be registered on the General Medical Council (UK) Register of Medical Specialists in a paediatric specialty
• Be nominated by two Fellows of the Faculty of Paediatrics in good standing.

If you are interested in becoming a Fellow, we would love to hear from you. Please contact us via the information below for more details.

Become an Associate Member

If you are a medical practitioner working in a field largely devoted to child health, you can become an Associate Member of the Faculty of Paediatrics.

To become an Associate Member of the Faculty of Paediatrics you must be:

• a medical practitioner working in a field largely devoted to child health
• in a full-time consultant (or equivalent) post in a specialty or a Community Medical Officer whose work is largely devoted to the care of children
• registered on the Specialist Division of the Medical Council of Ireland in a paediatric specialty OR be registered on the General Medical Council (UK) Register of Medical Specialists in a paediatric specialty, and
• nominated by two Fellows of the Faculty of Paediatric in good standing.

Nominations to Associate Membership are made by submitting a Nomination to Associate Membership Form, which is available on request - simply contact us at the details below.